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Win family pass to rebranded Dudley Zoo and Castle
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his year marks the 950th anniversary of the building of a motte and bailey castle in Dudley and in celebration Dudley Zoo and Castle has officially rebranded and returned to the name it last used almost two decades ago. Zoo director Derek Grove said “The Castle’s anniversary milestone provides the perfect opportunity to implement our long-held ambition to readopt the trade name Dudley Zoo and Castle (DZC).
in 2009 received World Monument Status.
“The zoo and castle, which is at the heart of the 40 acre site, have been intrinsically linked since 1937 and we felt the inclusion of ‘castle’ within our name will aid the continued promotion of the 11th century monument and the zoo as a whole”.
Much of the animal collection is linked to international conservation and breeding programmes and several of our global projects have received awards. Endangered species include Asiatic lions, Sumatran tigers, Bornean orangutans, Tibetan red pandas, Rothschild giraffes, Madagascan lemurs and Humboldt penguins – DZC has the UK’s largest parent-reared colony.
The zoo which opened in May 1937, covers an area of approximately 40 acres. This unique site includes two scheduled monuments – an 11th century castle and limestone caverns – and 12 Grade 2 listed Tecton buildings (four Grade 2*). The idea to convert Dudley Castle’s grounds into zoological gardens came from its then owner, the third Earl of Dudley, who chose a team of Modernist architects to design the zoo. Using reinforced concrete they created a revolutionary new design of building: Tectons. The structures have stood the test of time and eight decades on Dudley Zoo has the world’s largest single collection of Tectons, which
Today the Tectons are boosted by a variety of animal housing, paddocks and enclosures which are home to our wide variety of 200 species.
Completely Bromsgrove has four family tickets (two adults and two children) to give away. All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is answer the question and send your entry in the post marked ‘Dudley Zoo & Castle tickets’ by Monday 20th July. Only one entry per household please and editor’s decision is final. Admission to DZC must be pre-booked by calling 01384 215313 anyone who just turns up without a confirmed time slot for entry, will be turned away due to us adhering to the government guide lines. www.dudleyzoo.org.uk
WIN family pass to rebranded Dudley Zoo and Castle Just answer the following question “When did the zoo open?” then fill in this form, cut out and post to: Dudley Zoo & Castle Competition, 11 West Road, Bromsgrove. B60 2NG. All entries must be in by Monday 20th July 2020 Answer ................................................................................................................................. Name .................................................................................................................................... Address ............................................................................................................................... .............................................................. Telephone ............................................................ e-mail ....................................................................................................................................
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